World Tariff Profiles
2022
SPECIAL TOPICS 1. Preferential rules of origin in international trade 2. Non-tariff measures on “green” and “brown” energy products
Nicaragua Nicaragua Part A.1
Tariffs and imports: Summary and duty ranges
Summary
Total
Simple average final bound Simple average MFN applied
Ag
Non-Ag
40.9
43.6
40.5 4.9
WTO member since
1995
Binding coverage:
Total
100
Non-Ag
100
5.7
10.6
Trade weighted average
2021 2020
6.8
14.0
5.0
Ag: Tariff quotas (in %)
6.1
Imports in billion US$
2020
4.8
1.0
3.8
Ag: Special safeguards (in % )
6.3
5 <= 10
10 <= 15
Duty-free
Frequency distribution
0 <= 5
15 <= 25
25 <= 50
50 <= 100
> 100
NAV
Tariff lines and import values (in %)
in %
Agricultural products 0
0
0
0
0
90.0
9.3
0.7
MFN applied
Final bound 2021
27.2
12.4
12.1
42.8
0.2
3.8
1.5
0.1
0 0
Imports
2020
21.2
7.7
3.7
57.4
0.0
7.5
2.1
0.4
0
2.1
0
0.1
0
0
91.4
6.4
0
0
MFN applied
2021
55.2
11.0
14.7
19.1
0
0
0
0
0
Imports
2020
55.3
13.6
9.4
21.7
0
0
0
0
0
Non-agricultural products Final bound
Part A.2
Tariffs and imports by product groups Final bound duties
Product groups
AVG
Duty-free
Max
Binding
in %
MFN applied duties
AVG
in %
Duty-free
Imports Max
in %
Share
Duty-free
in %
in %
Animal products
50.7
0
200
100
14.6
7.7
164
1.4
Dairy products
66.4
0
70
100
26.1
6.0
60
0.6
4.9
Fruit, vegetables, plants
40.6
0
60
100
11.5
19.6
30
1.2
12.7
15.2
Coffee, tea
40.0
0
40
100
13.4
2.1
15
0.3
0.1
Cereals & preparations
41.6
0
60
100
10.1
37.2
60
10.3
30.2
Oilseeds, fats & oils
41.9
0
60
100
6.0
32.2
15
2.8
1.1
Sugars and confectionery
57.6
0
100
100
30.0
18.6
55
0.5
9.2
Beverages & tobacco
45.0
0
75
100
13.1
7.6
40
1.6
8.2
Cotton
40.0
0
40
100
0.0
100.0
0
0.0
100.0
Other agricultural products
40.0
0
40
100
3.4
58.3
15
1.1
42.6
Fish & fish products
40.0
0
40
100
11.7
10.1
15
0.3
16.4
Minerals & metals
40.1
0.1
70
100
3.2
67.3
15
13.3
56.6
Petroleum
40.0
0
40
100
6.8
35.0
15
11.7
92.4
Chemicals
40.0
0.1
40
100
1.8
81.3
15
21.9
48.8
Wood, paper, etc.
40.0
0
60
100
6.0
46.8
15
6.1
36.0 18.6
Textiles
41.4
0
100
100
8.2
13.3
15
3.0
Clothing
60.0
0
60
100
14.9
0.6
15
0.7
1.4
Leather, footwear, etc.
41.9
0
60
100
7.7
24.5
15
2.2
8.2
Non-electrical machinery
37.9
4.9
40
100
1.2
90.0
15
6.5
80.5
Electrical machinery
31.7
20.7
40
100
2.3
79.2
15
6.8
64.6
Transport equipment
46.1
0
60
100
4.0
50.6
15
4.6
14.0
Manufactures, n.e.s.
38.1
4.9
60
100
6.5
45.2
15
3.1
66.1
Part B
Exports to major trading partners and duties faced Bilateral imports Major markets
in million US$
Diversification
MFN AVG of
Pref.
95% trade in no. of
traded TL
margin
HS 2-digit
HS 6-digit
Simple
Weighted
Weighted
Duty-free imports TL
Value
in %
in %
Agricultural products 1. United States of America
2020
1,002
12
22
6.7
7.6
6.0
93.8
94.3
2. El Salvador
2020
381
10
19
16.7
30.7
30.7
100.0
100.0
3. European Union
2020
262
9
10
11.1
9.3
3.5
88.0
83.6
4. Costa Rica
2020
114
14
25
14.3
15.6
15.6
100.0
100.0
5. Guatemala
2020
106
10
21
11.3
14.2
14.2
98.8
100.0
1. United States of America
2020
2,572
7
33
7.4
12.1
12.1
100.0
100.0
2. Mexico
2020
292
2
2
19.6
7.4
4.5
39.6
88.2
3. Switzerland
2020
114
1
1
2.6
0.0
0.0
53.2
99.2
4. European Union
2020
94
9
19
5.8
11.2
11.2
100.0
100.0
5. Chinese Taipei
2020
87
2
4
9.0
17.3
17.3
95.8
99.9
Non-agricultural products
142
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WTO ITC UNCTAD World Tariff Profiles 2022